Admitted into Union - Missouri Capitol, Jefferson City - Color
by Mitch Spence
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Admitted into Union - Missouri Capitol, Jefferson City - Color
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Mitch Spence
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At the entrance to the Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson city is found statehood statue and the information that Missouri was admitted to the Union as a state in 1821. The Missouri State Capitol is notable for its architectural features, including its eight 48-foot columns on the south portico and its six 40-foot columns on the north side, its 30-foot-wide grand stairway; and its bronze front doors, each 13 feet by 18 feet--at the time, the largest cast since the Roman era. The first state capitol building in Jefferson City was built in the period of 1823-1826 and was destroyed by fire in 1837. A new capitol building had been approved at the time and was completed in 1840. The second capitol was destroyed by fire on February 5, 1911, when a bolt of lightning struck the dome. The present capitol was built in the period of 1913-1917 and stands upon the same spot as its predecessor, high atop a bluff overlooking the Missouri River.
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December 28th, 2015
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